Archives for October 2012

In one of my sketchbooks I had a few drawings of simple t-shirts illustrations that I wanted to make for Sammy. I’ve been procrastinating this little project for way too long so a few days ago I decided to make the first one. I thought that it would be nice to share them with you as a DIY blog series. :)
You will need a blank t-shirt (your choice of color, but I like the black on white contrast), THIS free* printable outline, fabric paint (I got mine from a local craft store), a pencil and a brush.
Steps:
1. Download the outline drawing and print it.
2. Insert the print inside the tee, try to center it and start tracing the outline with a pencil.
3. BEFORE applying the fabric paint make sure you have a paper sheet inside the tee so that the paint will not bleed through the back of the shirt. I gave the print to Sammy to color it, but you can leave it in the t-shirt while you are painting.
4. Carefully paint inside the line drawing as shown in these examples.
5. After you have finished, let it dry according to the amount of time indicated on your paint bottle. I let mine dry overnight and then I ironed the back of the painted area.
Hope that you and your little ones will enjoy this! xo* Free for personal use only.

Some of you might know that last year I participated with one of my owl illustrations for the 2012 Owl Lover Calendar, a beautiful project hosted by Shivani from My Owl Barn. Well I got the opportunity and honor to be among 40+ amazing artists and participate for the 2013 calendar too. And this is the owl illustration that I came up with.You can read all about the project here and download your own FREE owl calendar here.Have a beautiful day dears! xo